The tension within the European tuna sector is building up due to the amount of duty-free frozen pre-cooked loins allowed in the EU and the Chinese dumping this product in the market. The...
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ICCAT On Track To Set Harvest Strategy For Iconic Tuna
Although Atlantic bluefin is the most controlled fish and ICCAT's recovery plan has been fruitful, the management of this iconic tuna can still be improved. This was according to experts who...
Pirates Using Tuna Vessel As Mothership In Gulf of Guinea
A hijacked tuna vessel has been reported as being involved in piracy activity in the Gulf of Guinea. The incident comes less than a month after the annual report by the International Chamber...
Mexicans Triple Volume In Booming 2020 US Canned Tuna Import Market
In 2020, canned tuna buyers in the US imported the highest volumes in recent history. Last year, retailers’ demand skyrocketed to satisfy consumers’ needs resulting from...
Dongwon Q4 Results Suffer From Weak Dollar
Dongwon Industries published its numbers for the last quarter of 2020. The financial results were heavily influenced by the won-dollar exchange rate. In Q4 2020, the average rate fell five...
Former Oil Industry Exec To Head Bumble Bee’s Sustainability Efforts
A former oil industry executive will be leading sustainability initiatives for US tuna company, Bumble Bee. On Monday, Bumble Bee announced that it has hired Leslie Hushka who was...
Dutch Lottery Charity Extends Funding For MSC
The Dutch Postcode Lottery has pledged EUR 500,000 annually for another three years to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to aid ocean sustainability initiatives. Rupert Howes, Chief...
Aussie Officials Concerned Over Chinese Fisheries Plan In PNG
A Chinese proposal to establish an industrial fisheries complex on Daru Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ruffled many local feathers and is causing alarm in the neighboring country of...
FAO Members To Develop International Transshipment Guidelines
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Committee on Fisheries (COFI) has decided to establish international guidelines for transshipment activities in fishing operations. COFI met...
Boston Seafood Show Still To Take Place In-Person
Seafood Expo North America has called for proposals for its conference which is scheduled to take place from July 11-13, 2021, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition...
Task Force Reports On Human Trafficking Allegations In US Tuna Fleet
In December, a report was released by the Task Force on Human Trafficking in Fishing in International Waters. This agency was convened in 2018 to tackle forced labor issues including...
Indian Fishers Want Sri Lanka To Lift Dried Fish Ban
South Indian fishermen want Sri Lanka to overturn its ban on dried fish imports (karuvaadu) from India. The fishing harbor in Kasimedu in Chennai usually sends around 500 M/T of this product...
New Seiner For Bolton Fleet Delivered
Last week, purse seiner ‘Via Alizé’ was delivered by French shipbuilder Piriou to Via Océan S.A.S, formerly owned by Saupiquet France. The vessel is the fourth in the tuna fleet of the...
ISSF President: RFMOs Set A Too-Low Bar In 2020, Must Do Better
The President of the industry-led International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has emphasized that RFMOs need to do better in managing tuna resources and making decisions. “In 2021,...
Korean Ministry Warns Of High Piracy Incidents In Tuna Rich West Africa
The South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that piracy incidents in the waters of Somalia have dropped due to its navy's and allies’ efforts. However, such cases in West...
Thailand Tests Markets’ Tuna For COVID-19 To Reassure Consumers
In order to boost consumers' confidence in the local tuna and other fresh and frozen seafood in Bangkok markets, the Public Health Ministry has been testing these products for COVID-19. So...
Tuna Seiner Operators Facing Surge In Fuel Costs From Oil Rally
Over the weekend, the global oil benchmark, the Brent Crude, climbed to the highest level in over a year. It was bolstered by several factors including a more positive economic outlook with...
British Trade Now Also Suffers From Strict EU Seafood Import Rules
British seafood merchants are starting to experience the extensive and costly process of exporting as a third country - non-member state - to the EU. The UK left the economic bloc a year ago....
Almadrabas Keep Share Of Bluefin Quotas
The Spanish government has allocated the country’s bluefin quota in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The limit for this year is the same level as in 2020: 6,107.60 M/T. Thus,...
Scientists Advise IO Vessels To Cut Bigeye & Albacore Catches
Vessels in the Indian Ocean (IO) need to reduce their catches of bigeye and albacore or they risk breaching the maximum amount of these tuna species they can fish in these waters. This is...